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</noscript></div><div class="main"><div id="ency_summary"><p>Neurosciences refers to the branch of medicine that focuses on the nervous system. The nervous system is made of two parts:</p><p>The central nervous system (CNS) consists of your brain and spinal cord.</p><p>The peripheral nervous system consists of all your nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord, including those in your head, arms, legs, and trunk of the body. Your peripheral nervous system is divided into two parts:</p><ul><li>Autonomic nervous system (ANS). This controls your internal body processes such as blood pressure, breathing, digestion, and so on.</li><li>Somatic nervous system (SNS). This controls your muscles and sends signals from your ears, eyes, mouth, and skin to your CNS.</li></ul><p>Together, your brain and spinal cord serve as the main "processing center" for the entire nervous system, and control all the functions of your body. Your brain defines who you are. It is also responsible for all of your thoughts, emotions, memories, and behaviors.</p></div><section><div class="section"><div class="section-header"><div class="section-title"><h2>Information</h2></div><div class="section-button"><button type="submit" aria-controls="section-1" role="button" title="Expand/Collapse section"><span class="icon icon-section-action">
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</div></div><div class="section-body" id="section-1"><p>Many different different medical conditions can affect the nervous system, including:</p><ul><li>Blood vessel disorders in the brain, including <a test="test" href="./000779.htm">arteriovenous malformations</a> and <a test="test" href="./001414.htm">cerebral aneurysms</a></li><li>Tumors, <a test="test" href="./002236.htm">benign</a> and malignant (cancer)</li><li>Degenerative diseases, including <a test="test" href="./000760.htm">Alzheimer disease</a> and Parkinson disease</li><li>Disorders of the pituitary gland</li><li><a test="test" href="./000694.htm">Epilepsy</a></li><li>Headaches, including <a test="test" href="./000709.htm">migraines</a></li><li>Head injuries such as concussions and brain trauma</li><li>Movement disorders, such as tremors and <a test="test" href="./000755.htm">Parkinson disease</a></li><li>Demyelinating diseases such as <a test="test" href="./000737.htm">multiple sclerosis</a></li><li>Neuro-ophthalmologic diseases, which are vision problems that result from damage to the optic nerve or its connections to the brain</li><li>Peripheral nerve diseases (neuropathy), which affect the nerves that carry information to and from the brain and spinal cord</li><li>Mental disorders, such as <a test="test" href="./000928.htm">schizophrenia</a></li><li>Spine disorders</li><li>Infections, such as <a test="test" href="./000680.htm">meningitis</a></li><li><a test="test" href="./000726.htm">Stroke</a></li><li>Autoimmune disorders such as <a test="test" href="./000712.htm">myasthenia gravis</a><br/></li></ul><p>DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING</p><p>Neurologists and other neuroscience specialists use special tests and imaging techniques to see how the nerves and brain are working.</p><p>Along with blood and urine tests, tests done to diagnose nervous system diseases may include:</p><ul><li><a test="test" href="./003330.htm">Computed tomography</a> (CT scan)</li><li><a test="test" href="./003428.htm">Lumbar puncture</a> (spinal tap) to check for infection of the spinal cord and brain, or to measure the pressure of the cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF)</li><li><a test="test" href="./003335.htm">Magnetic resonance imaging</a> (MRI) or <a test="test" href="./007269.htm">magnetic resonance angiography</a> (MRA)</li><li>Angiography to take pictures of the brain's blood vessels</li><li><a test="test" href="./003931.htm">Electroencephalography</a> (EEG) to look at brain electrical activity</li><li><a test="test" href="./003929.htm">Electromyography</a> (EMG) to test nerve and muscle function</li><li><a test="test" href="./003448.htm">Electronystagmography</a> (ENG) to check for abnormal eye movements, which can be a sign of a brain disorder</li><li><a test="test" href="./003926.htm">Evoked potentials</a> (or evoked response), which looks at how the brain responds to sounds, sight, and touch</li><li>Magnetoencephalography (MEG)</li><li>Myelogram of the spine to diagnose nerve injury</li><li><a test="test" href="./003927.htm">Nerve conduction velocity</a> (NCV) test</li><li>Neurocognitive testing (neuropsychological testing)</li><li><a test="test" href="./003932.htm">Polysomnogram</a> to see how the brain reacts during sleep</li><li>Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and <a test="test" href="./003827.htm">positron emission tomography</a> (PET) scan to look at brain metabolic activity</li><li>Biopsy of the brain, nerve, skin, or muscle to determine if there's a problem with the nervous system </li></ul><p>TREATMENT</p><p>Most neurological conditions are treated with medicine. Most medicines are taken by mouth, but some need to be infused (through a vein), or injected into the spinal fluid. Medicines can be used to:</p><ul><li>Treat pain</li><li>Improve neurological function</li><li>Reduce degeneration</li><li>Prevent autoimmune attack on the nervous system</li><li>Treat infections of the nervous system</li></ul><p>Neuroradiology is a branch of neuroscience medicine. It focuses on diagnosing and treating nervous system problems.</p><p>Interventional neuroradiology involves inserting tiny, flexible tubes called catheters into blood vessels leading to the brain. This allows the doctor (radiologist) to treat blood vessel disorders that can affect the nervous system, such as stroke.</p><p>Interventional neuroradiology treatments include:</p><ul><li>Balloon angioplasty and stenting of carotid or vertebral artery</li><li><a test="test" href="./007277.htm">Endovascular embolization</a> and coiling to treat cerebral aneurysms</li><li>Intra-arterial therapy for stroke</li><li>Myelography to take pictures of the spinal structures</li><li>Radiation oncology of the brain and spine</li><li>Needle biopsies, spine and soft tissues</li><li>Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty to treat vertebral fractures </li></ul><p>Open or traditional neurosurgery may be needed to treat problems in the brain and surrounding structures. Surgery may be needed to treat brain tumors or hemorrhage (bleeding) in the brain. This is invasive surgery that requires the surgeon to make an opening called a <a test="test" href="./003018.htm">craniotomy</a>, in the skull. Surgery can sometimes help treat epilepsy or dementia. Spine disease such as herniated disks can also be treated with surgery.</p><p>Microsurgery allows the surgeon to work on very small structures in the brain using a microscope and very small, precise instruments.</p><p><a test="test" href="./007274.htm">Stereotactic radiosurgery</a> may be needed for certain types of nervous system disorders. This is a form of radiation therapy that focuses high-powered x-rays on a small area of the body. This helps to avoid damage to surrounding brain tissue.</p><p>Treatment of nervous system-related diseases or disorders may also include:</p><ul><li>Deep brain stimulation</li><li>Spinal cord stimulation</li><li>Rehabilitation/physical therapy after brain injury or stroke</li><li>Spinal surgery </li></ul><p>WHO IS INVOLVED</p><p>The neurosciences medical team is often made up of health care providers from different specialties. This may include:</p><ul><li>Neurologist -- a doctor who has received extra training in the treatment of brain and nervous system disorders</li><li>Vascular surgeon -- a doctor who has received extra training in the surgical treatment of blood vessel disorders</li><li>Neurosurgeon -- a doctor who has received extra training in brain and spine surgery</li><li>Neuropsychologist -- a doctor specially trained in administering and interpreting tests of the cognitive function of the brain</li><li>Pain physician -- a doctor who received training in treating complex pain with procedures and medicines</li><li>Psychiatrist -- a doctor who treats brain-behavioral disease with drugs</li><li>Psychologist -- a doctor who treats brain-behavioral conditions with talk therapy</li><li>Radiologist -- a doctor who received extra training in interpreting medical images and in performing different procedures using imaging technology specifically for treating brain and nervous system disorders</li><li>Neuroscientist -- someone who does research on the nervous system</li><li>Nurse practitioners (NPs)</li><li>Physician assistants (PAs)</li><li>Social workers</li><li>Nutritionists or dietitians</li><li>Primary care doctors</li><li>Physical therapists, who help with mobility, strength, balance, and flexibility</li><li>Occupational therapists, who help keep people functioning well in the home and at work</li><li>Speech-language therapists, who help with speech, language, and understanding </li></ul><p>This list is not all-inclusive.</p></div></div></section><section><div class="section sec-mb"><div class="section-header"><div class="section-title"><h2>Images</h2></div><div class="section-button"><button type="submit" aria-controls="section-tnails" role="button" title="Expand/Collapse section"><span class="icon icon-section-action">
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